2019 Pacific Brewer's Cup

Thanks to all who participated in the 2019 Pacific Brewer's Cup.

There were 403 entries judged and 168 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Corley	267 - Single #2	26A: Trappist Single	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Hi Point Brewer (110 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola Best of Show Participant	4	3	2	38.04	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Ben Sookying	3	0	2	21.03	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

High Point Club (26 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	8	10	7	101.08
2nd	Long Beach Homebrewers	4	3	4	44.04

Winning Entries

Category 1: Standard American Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Drink Wheat Me!	1D: American Wheat Beer	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Jereme Grissom Co-Brewer: Josh Grissom	Lodo Baggins	1A: American Light Lager	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino , Will Pipkins , Adam Trabish	Morning Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 2: International Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
HM	Joe St. John	Internationally Known	2A: International Pale Lager	Yeastside Brewers [CA]

Category 3: Czech Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Herbert Ha	Little One	3A: Czech Pale Lager
2nd	Paul Duddles	Noir	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Mash Heads
3rd	Erick Oropeza	Sunset Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Noe Tellez	Mai The Bock Be With You.	4C: Helles Bock	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
2nd	Doug Brown Co-Brewer: Eric Robinson	Golden Age Helles Lagerbier	4A: Munich Helles	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Herbert Ha	Brightness	4A: Munich Helles

Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gladis Munoz	Perlas Blancas	5D: German Pils	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jon Silvertooth	Leichtbier	5A: German Leichtbier	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Craig Corley	264 - Kolsch #15	5B: Kolsch	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Bog Body	6B: Rauchbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Eli Palma	Luckdunkel	6C: Dunkels Bock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Doug Brown	Goats In A Tree Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bart Schaefer	Adeline Rose	7A: Vienna Lager
2nd	Eli Palma	Hobo Eyes	7C: Kellerbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Brian Trout Co-Brewer: Nick Rakovec	Alt Rock	7B: Altbier	Mash Heads

Category 8: Dark European Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Silvertooth	Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Bart Schaefer	Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel
3rd	Stephen Copley Co-Brewer: Michael Copley	Dark Side of the Moon	8B: Schwarzbier	Strand Brewers Club

Category 9: Strong European Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	De-Evolutionator	9A: Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Doug Brown	Goats In A Tree Bock	9A: Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Oleg Shpyrko	Bright Darkness	9C: Baltic Porter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 10: German Wheat Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Neil Ian Horowitz	Hef With Horns	10C: Weizenbock	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Lister Hargreaves	Light Hefeweight	10A: Weissbier	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
3rd	Jereme Grissom Co-Brewer: Josh Grissom	Contains Gluten	10A: Weissbier	Circle City Zymurgy

Category 11: British Bitter (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ronald Haaland	East India Station	11C: Strong Bitter	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Joe St. John	For Bitter Or Worse	11C: Strong Bitter	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
3rd	Ben Sookying	Big Ben Strong	11C: Strong Bitter	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ronald Haaland	Piccadilly Circus	12C: English IPA	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 13: Brown British Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gladis Munoz	10 Till Midnight	13A: Dark Mild	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Cary Chitwood Co-Brewer: Steve Chitwood & Luis Jauergui	Hung Tory	13A: Dark Mild	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
3rd	Ben Sookying	Big Ben Brown	13B: English Brown Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Category 14: Scottish Ale (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Erick Oropeza	Big Paws	14A: Scottish Light	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Tony Truong	80 Schilling Express	14C: Scottish Export

Category 15: Irish Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Neil Ian Horowitz	Dark Skye	15B: Irish Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 16: Dark British Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alfredo Rocha	Pela Vacas	16A: Sweet Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Alejandro Ballesteros Co-Brewer: German Eduardo	Viuda Negra	16C: Tropical Stout

Category 17: Strong British Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Bada-Barelywine	17D: English Barleywine	Mash Heads
2nd	Robert Holman	Changing Of The Guard	17D: English Barleywine
3rd	Oleg Shpyrko	Inconsequential Consequences	17C: Wee Heavy	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Jason Dunn	Shaggin' the Haggis	17C: Wee Heavy	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Category 18: Pale American Ale (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Happy All Day	18A: Blonde Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Brian Young	Euroa Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	Joe St. John	Lunch Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Yeastside Brewers [CA]

Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Mr Beer Kit #2	19C: American Brown Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Common Clay	19B: California Common	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 20: American Porter and Stout (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	Black Beard Stout	20B: American Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Really Porter	20A: American Porter	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 21: IPA (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jerald Pike	Hop Slam	21A: American IPA
2nd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant, Brian Mitchell	Flavor-Black	21B2: Black IPA	Mash Heads
3rd	Val Guerrero	Sebren Ave	21A: American IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 22: Strong American Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Avery	Jambi	22D: Wheatwine	Strand Brewers Club
2nd	Oleg Shpyrko Co-Brewer: Ben And Gabi Grinstein	Bitter Maltiness	22A: Double IPA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Scott Rauvola Co-Brewer: Kevin And Brandon Holt	Amber Waves Of Grain	22D: Wheatwine	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 23: European Sour Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrik Svensk	Wild Kriek Ale	23F: Fruit Lambic
2nd	Richard Clough Co-Brewer: Christy Georgopolos	Mango Florida Weisse	23A: Berliner Weisse	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 24: Belgian Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marcos Santanna	Wits End	24A: Witbier
2nd	James Hilbing	Biere de Garde #2	24C: Biere de Garde

Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	Strong Like Bull	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Patrik Svensk	Saison de Strängnäs	25B: Saison
3rd	Val Guerrero	Message On My Pillow	25B: Saison	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 26: Trappist Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Corley	267 - Single #2	26A: Trappist Single	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Tony Truong	Trappist Magnitude	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Tripel Secret Probation	26C: Belgian Tripel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Jason Dunn	Jim Says It's The Best Quad Ever	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Category 27: Historical Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gabriela Swider	Margarita Gose	27A1: Gose	OC Mashups
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Zungen Brecher	27A3: Lichtenhainer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Phil Cammarano	Ryenheitsgebot	27A4: Roggenbier

Category 28: American Wild Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Serafini	Jamba 4 Berry Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd	Aaron Vieira Co-Brewer: Thien Le	100% Funk, 65% Of The Time	28A: Brett Beer	Orange County Mash Ups
3rd	Aaron Vieira Co-Brewer: Thien Le	You Don't Know Jack(Fruit)	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Orange County Mash Ups
HM	Patrik Svensk	Wild Lilac Ale	28C: Wild Specialty Beer

Category 29: Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Weaver	Salty Guava Ass Juice	29A: Fruit Beer	Lift A Leg Homemade Beer
2nd	Beth Morgan Co-Brewer: David Morgan	Guava Saison	29A: Fruit Beer	B.Ar.F. (Brewing Around Friends) [CA]
3rd	David Morgan Co-Brewer: Beth Morgan	Passion Saison	29A: Fruit Beer	B.Ar.F. (Brewing Around Friends) [CA]

Category 30: Spiced Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Intransigent Elf	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Josh Grissom Co-Brewer: Jereme Grissom	Dexter The Destroyer	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Neil Ian Horowitz	Cowboy Coffee	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 32: Smoked Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Brian Trout Co-Brewer: Doug Brown	Smoke On the Maibock	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Mash Heads

Category 33: Wood Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alejandro Ballesteros Co-Brewer: German Eduardo	Don Pancho	33A: Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Alfredo Rocha	Soldado Imperial	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 34: Specialty Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Scorval Cistercian Homebrew	34A: Clone Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Brian Young	Pines Pils	34A: Clone Beer
3rd	Thien Le	Crispy Nelson	34C: Experimental Beer	OC Mashups

Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Luce's Brunch Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Mash Heads

Category M1: Traditional Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Matthew Austin	Gbng Sweet Mead 2018	M1C: Sweet Mead	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category M2: Fruit Mead (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Parr Co-Brewer: David Cox	Lemon Mead	M2E: Melomel
2nd	Nathan Steigman	Ignis Fatuus	M2E: Melomel	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd	Jared Ayo	Cranberry	M2C: Berry Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category M3: Spiced Mead (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Jared Ayo	Pumpkin Pie	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category M4: Specialty Mead (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Steigman	Diabelek	M4B: Historical Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Silvertooth Residence
09/21/2019 9:00 AM, PDT

Steinfillers
09/24/2019 7:00 PM, PDT

Long Beach Beer Lab
09/28/2019 9:00 AM, PDT

Silvertooth Residence
09/29/2019 11:00 AM, PDT

Silvertooth Residence
10/01/2019 7:00 PM, PDT

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 08/01/2019 12:00 AM, PDT through 09/14/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 08/01/2019 12:00 AM, PDT through 09/14/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/30/2019 12:00 AM, PDT through 09/14/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 08/30/2019 12:00 AM, PDT through 09/14/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.